Vortigern Studies has the
internet's most comprehensive treatment of
Britain's history from the end of the Roman era
to Arthurian times. Edited by Robert M. Vermaat,
this unique website focuses primarily on the
person of Vortigern and the enigmatic earthwork
called Wansdyke. It features narrative histories,
original source documents and important texts,
extensive bibliographies, reading lists,
informative articles by guest writers, maps,
polls and more.

Vortigern Studies Index

Vortigern is almost
unknown in art when compared to, shall we say,
Merlin or Arthur. But there are still some few
works of art in which he appears, such as in
medieval book illuminations, poetry and plays. We
see Vortigern, always in the company of the young
Merlin, Hengist or Horsa, acting out his dramatic
part of Arthurian legend.

Later
there are (few) paintings, mostly on the same
subject, the Dinas Emrys legend. Literature has
dealt even worse with this man, for his
appearance in books is almost always a very brief
one, paving the way for Merlin and eventually
Arthur.

The
lowest point (but was it?) was reached when a
forged Sheakespeare-play about Vortigern was
performed but once..

The
animated image is based on a famous illustration from an edition of
Peter of Langtoft's Chronicle (1307). British
Library MS Royal 20 A II, folio 3R.